{"id":19846,"date":"2022-08-05T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T20:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1690216"},"modified":"2022-08-05T22:16:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T20:16:15","slug":"coronation-streets-stu-exposed-as-yasmeen-learns-his-shocking-secret","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/coronation-streets-stu-exposed-as-yasmeen-learns-his-shocking-secret\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street\u2019s Stu exposed as Yasmeen learns his shocking secret"},"content":{"rendered":"

The character has been hiding something truly awful. <\/p>

By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 05 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Stu Carpenter\u2019s (Bill Fellows) secret was revealed<\/a> in tonight\u2019s Coronation Street<\/a> (5th August), as his ex-wife Lucy arrived and dropped an almighty bombshell.<\/p>\n

Having befriended many of the Weatherfield locals after spending time living out on the streets, Stu has been living with Yasmeen Metcalfe (Shelley King) for the past few months. Recently, the pair began a tentative but sweet romance \u2013\u00a0but Stu hasn\u2019t been honest about his past.<\/p>\n

Yasmeen recently found an address for Stu\u2019s estranged daughter Bridget, but when he showed up at the house he was turned away<\/a>. Stu then lied to Yasmeen that he hadn\u2019t been able to find Bridget \u2013\u00a0but a bigger fib has come back to haunt him.<\/p>\n

Stu panicked over his photo being front and centre in the newspaper following an interview about Speed Daal\u2019s charity initiative, and when Lucy appeared, we soon learned why that was. She instructed Stu to stay away from Bridget before telling an intervening Yasmeen that Stu had been in prison for murdering a young woman called Charlie Walter.<\/p>\n

Stu told Yasmeen and her granddaughter Alya Nazir (Sair Khan) that he was innocent, but a vulnerable Yasmeen didn\u2019t want to hear any more and ordered him to leave. Still dealing with the trauma of the coercive control late husband Geoff (Ian Bartholomew) subjected her to<\/a>, Yasmeen was heartbroken by what she had heard about Stu.<\/p>\n

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Lucy revealed Stu\u2019s secret.<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

But later, she resolved to find Lucy, needing to know more. As Yasmeen pleaded with Lucy, the latter eventually gave her some background on Stu. She explained that he had worked in a restaurant after his time in the Navy, and then his young colleague was discovered dead with his DNA all over her body.<\/p>\n

When Yasmeen spoke of past miscarriages of justice, Lucy added that Stu had confessed to the murder \u2013\u00a0and to having an affair with Charlie. As she returned to work, Yasmeen declared to Alya that she never wanted to see Stu again, and Alya informed her that Stu had already cleared his stuff from the house.<\/p>

So, with the news that Stu had already admitted his guilt, what\u2019s the meaning of his protests of innocence? Star Fellows recently told RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other media that Stu\u2019s story may leave fans divided<\/a>. He also discussed the impact his secret could have on Yasmeen.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s very triggered, she\u2019s triggered easily,\u201d Fellows explained. \u201cSo any lie, maybe she\u2019d blow it out of proportion; though the audience will understand why she\u2019d blow it out of proportion. [Yasmeen] went through a terrible, terrible time; and Stu is the polar opposite of that, he wouldn\u2019t do anything like that but he will tell white lies. That\u2019s men for you!\u201d<\/p>\n

The actor\u2019s description of his character reflects what we\u2019ve seen of Stu so far \u2013\u00a0but given what we now know, is all as it seems?<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the audience are going to be shocked, really surprised\u2026 Who are you going to be believe? What\u2019s going on? There\u2019s lots of discussions, I think. There\u2019s going to be loads of that about what you feel, what you don\u2019t feel,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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